At least three women were killed, and five children suffered severe fractures, bruises, and fainting during a stampede at the Umayyad Mosque in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Friday afternoon.

Designed by the famous Ottoman imperial architect Mimar Sinan (who also designed the Süleymaniye Mosque) and completed in 1563, the structure was dedicated to the Grand Vizier Rüstem Pasha.

Watch live as Damascus residents pray at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on the first Friday (13 December) after rebels ousted Bashar al-Assad's regime. Syrians are celebrating the demise of Assad ...